Which character is the best example of a tragic hero?
A. A young prince who is sent to a prison tower to live out the rest of his life enviously watches life pass him by and plots his revenge.
B. After he is murdered by his ambitious son, an aging king returns as a ghost in order to haunt his son and cause him to regret his actions.
C. A small boy who is kidnapped and forced to become a slave grows up to be a mighty warrior and fights to free the other enslaved people of his country.
D. After cruelly clawing his way to power, a king is haunted by those he has harmed along the way

Question

Which character is the best example of a tragic hero?
 		A.	A young prince who is sent to a prison tower to live out the rest of his life enviously watches life pass him by and plots his revenge.
 B.	After he is murdered by his ambitious son, an aging king returns as a ghost in order to haunt his son and cause him to regret his actions.
 C.	A small boy who is kidnapped and forced to become a slave grows up to be a mighty warrior and fights to free the other enslaved people of his country.
 		D.	After cruelly clawing his way to power, a king is haunted by those he has harmed along the way

anonymous · Answer

I would say C is correct.

anonymous · Answer

Even though his situation was tragic, he made the best of it and became a hero.